Clavamox Question

So the vet said that Cammy had an elevated white cell count, so she must have an infection. They gave one thing of clavamox, which is 15 mL and I give her 1 mL twice a day. That's just 7.5 days. Does that seem like enough? They put 0 refills, should I call them and make sure? It just doesn't seem like a lot.

Usually clavamox is just prescribed as a 7 day antibiotic and does the trick. I think you should be fine. What are her symptoms other than the high WBC count?

Originally Posted by CatNurse22

Usually clavamox is just prescribed as a 7 day antibiotic and does the trick. I think you should be fine. What are her symptoms other than the high WBC count?

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I took her in because she was drinking a lot of water and peeing a lot. I was afraid it was diabetes or a kidney problem or a thyroid but they said there was no evidence of either of those.

Clavamox is *usually* given for 7-10 days. For more severe infections (ie a nasty UTI) my vet gives it from anywhere from 14-21 days. In 6 days, if you do not feel she is improved, call the vet to ask. Sometimes they want to prolong anti-biotics, sometimes they want to re-check, etc.

Mine prescribes Clavamox for 7-10 days, and if the infection isn't knocked out by then, they usually switch them over to something stronger.

Originally Posted by kscatlady

I took her in because she was drinking a lot of water and peeing a lot. I was afraid it was diabetes or a kidney problem or a thyroid but they said there was no evidence of either of those.

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UTIs can be a little harder to knock out than other minor infections. So, I agree with the above posters. Wait and see if her symptoms improve this week. If not ask for some stronger antibiotics. Baytril usually works really well on UTIs.